Logitech Z 5500 + MBA

cgcg · May 27, 2009, 08:59 AM

Hello all, I recently got a macbook air and I have logitech z 5500 from when I had my last pc. I bought a mini toslink - toslink cable and have it plugged in the optical output to my logitech control center.

however, no sound...

I have tried getting Perian and following some steps I was reading about Audio MIDI setup, but there is no option to select anything for "source" except for "headphones"...

how can I get these speakers to work on my macbook air?

Thanks!

bugout · May 27, 2009, 09:15 AM

I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong.. but I don't believe the air has a digital out from the headphone jack like the rest of the macbooks have... You need to go analog out.

cgcg · May 27, 2009, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bugout

I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong.. but I don't believe the air has a digital out from the headphone jack like the rest of the macbooks have... You need to go analog out.

... Analog out? So there is no way to hook up my Logitech z 5500 speakers?

bugout · May 27, 2009, 09:40 AM

Well.. according to this page the z5500 does have analog inputs, but only for each set of channels. So yes, it will work, but if the controller doesn't have some kind of "room fill" feature, only 2 speaks will work.

cgcg · May 27, 2009, 09:54 AM

There is still only one method of hooking it the speakers to the laptop though.. which is from the headphone jack to the digital optical output.. so how can i get analog?

is there no driver i can download for the headphone jack to recognize this digital output?

bugout · May 27, 2009, 11:14 AM

the hardware on the air is not capable of digital audio output.

Tilpots · 11:27 AM

Couldn't the OP get a USB DAC?

Edit:
Or use AirTunes with an Airport Express?

aaquib · May 27, 2009, 02:16 PM

You have 2 options:

1) Either take the cable with the green/yellow/black ends and plug it in only the green cable to your MacBook Air's audio out. It'll work fine for analog audio.

2) If you want to step it up to digital audio, buy the Airport Express and connect the Z-5500 to it using the optical cable. Then, listen to your music wirelessly via Airtunes.

cgcg · May 27, 2009, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaquib

You have 2 options:

1) Either take the cable with the green/yellow/black ends and plug it in only the green cable to your MacBook Air's audio out. It'll work fine for analog audio.

2) If you want to step it up to digital audio, buy the Airport Express and connect the Z-5500 to it using the optical cable. Then, listen to your music wirelessly via Airtunes.

Thanks for the help here. Plugging in the green cable works good enough for me, sounds fine, just no true surround.

May 27, 2009, 08:59 AM	#1
cgcg macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2009	Logitech Z 5500 + MBA Hello all, I recently got a macbook air and I have logitech z 5500 from when I had my last pc. I bought a mini toslink - toslink cable and have it plugged in the optical output to my logitech control center. however, no sound... I have tried getting Perian and following some steps I was reading about Audio MIDI setup, but there is no option to select anything for "source" except for "headphones"... how can I get these speakers to work on my macbook air? Thanks!
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May 27, 2009, 11:23 AM	#7
Tilpots macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC	Couldn't the OP get a USB DAC? Edit: Or use AirTunes with an Airport Express? __________________ A tree is known by its fruit. Last edited by Tilpots; May 27, 2009 at 11:27 AM. Reason: AE
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May 27, 2009, 02:16 PM	#8
aaquib macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada	You have 2 options: 1) Either take the cable with the green/yellow/black ends and plug it in only the green cable to your MacBook Air's audio out. It'll work fine for analog audio. 2) If you want to step it up to digital audio, buy the Airport Express and connect the Z-5500 to it using the optical cable. Then, listen to your music wirelessly via Airtunes. __________________ 13.3" MacBook Air 1.86GHz, 128GB SSD; 20" Cinema Display iPad 16GB Wifi
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May 27, 2009, 09:15 AM	#2
bugout macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hudson Valley, NY	I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong.. but I don't believe the air has a digital out from the headphone jack like the rest of the macbooks have... You need to go analog out.
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May 27, 2009, 09:40 AM	#4
bugout macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hudson Valley, NY	Well.. according to this page the z5500 does have analog inputs, but only for each set of channels. So yes, it will work, but if the controller doesn't have some kind of "room fill" feature, only 2 speaks will work.
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May 27, 2009, 09:54 AM	#5
cgcg Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2009	There is still only one method of hooking it the speakers to the laptop though.. which is from the headphone jack to the digital optical output.. so how can i get analog? is there no driver i can download for the headphone jack to recognize this digital output?
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May 27, 2009, 11:14 AM	#6
bugout macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hudson Valley, NY	the hardware on the air is not capable of digital audio output.
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